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Laws that segregated African Americans Segregation but Equal
Segregation by custom and tradition De facto segregation
something that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular prupose Facility
Major black civil rights activist who was assassinated Martin Luther King Jr
Helped African Americans ride public transportation Montgomery Bus Boycott
An agricultural estate worked by laborers Plantations
Agreeing with standards of proper behavior, good state, or morality Decent
Making s statement based on a personal knowledge or belief Testifying
A person who asks for votes, contributions, or supports to determine public opinion Canvassers
To sit next to or in contract with Adjoining
Unable to cure Incurable
African Americans had to ___________ to vote Register
The president at the time. Then was assassinated for his beliefs JFK
where MLK gave his "I Had a Dream" speech The March on Washington
An attempt to kill a bill by having a group of senators taking turns speaking so that a vote cannot take place Filibuster
A motion that ends debate and calls for an immediate vote Cloture
President after JFK died and major civil rights activist Lyndon B. Johnson
Prejiduce or discrimination against a person because of their beliefs Racism
The mobilization of the political and economic power of African Americans Black Power
Inspirational/key role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott Rosa Parks
A law that Established a Federal Civil Rights Commission. Civil Rights Act Of 1957
An African American semstress who would Not give up her seat on a bus to a white person Rosa Parks
A leading figure when it comes to Civil Rights (Chief Justice) Earl Warren
A baptist minister who helped lead the Civil Rights Movement Martin Luther King Jr
A movement of young Civil Rights activist founded in 1960 SNCC
A protest between blacks and whites to ban segregation on the interstate busses Freedom Ride
Over 200,000 people rallied for Economic Equality and Civil Rightd because of Discrimination March on Washington
Discrimination was outlawed in public places and for enployment Civil Rights Act of 1964
Try to register African American voters in Mississippi Freedom Summer
A religious organization that advocated seperation of the race held by African Americans Nation of Islam
A movement that urged African Americans to use collective political and economic power to gain equal power Black Power
An organization of militant that African Americans were found in Black Panthers
First African American President of the United States. Barack Obama
Famous African American poet, she was also an author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou
Known for his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. Martin Luther King Jr
Known for the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Rosa Parks
Amazing blues singer nicknamed "The Empress of Blues." Bessie Smith
Very talented jazz trumpeter. Louis Armstrong
African American historian, literary critic, filmmaker, and public intellectual. Dr Henry Gates Jr
He wanted equal rights for all African Americans. W E B DuBois
He wanted vocational and educational rights for African Americans, he also founded Tuskegee University. Booker T Washington
He was composer, a pianist, and band leader of a jazz orchestra. Duke Ellington
arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus Rosa Parks
first black justice on the Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall
student non-violent coordinating committee SNCC
formed to use activism and non-violent protest to bring an end to segregation SCLC
law designed to help end formal and informal barriers to African American suffrage (1965) Voting Rights Act
made racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers illegal (1964) Civil Rights Act
rode on interstate buses into the segregated southern U.S. to test the ruling of unsegregated public places Freedom Riders
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson Brown v Board
boycott of city buses led by Dr. MLK Montgomery Bus Boycott
segregation imposed by law de jure
segregation resulting from economic or social conditions or personal choice de facto
state level legal codes of segregation, such as literacy tests and poll taxes Jim Crow Laws
led black community to peaceful nonviolence protests against the injustices they faced MLK
association founded in 1909 to work for racial equality NAACP
activist in civil rights; leader of SNCC Stokely Carmichael
1963 demonstration in which more than 200,000 people rallied for economic equality and civil rights March on Washington
organization of militant African Americans founded in 1966 Black Panthers
social movement in the U.S. in which people organized to demand equal rights for African Americans and other minorities Civil Rights Movement
required citizens of a state to pay a special tax in order to vote poll taxes
first black major league baseball player Jackie Robinson
Arkansas governor Orval Faubus called the National Guard to keep black students from enrolling in Little Rock's Central High School; President Eisenhower sent the Army to force integration for the students Little Rock Nine
organized the United Farm Workers Cesar Chavez
Refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. RosaParks
One of the most successful mass movements against racial segregation. (3 words) MontgomeryBusBoycott
Civil RIghts organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jom Crow segregation; acronym for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.) NAACP
State where Rosa Parks was born. Alabama
City where Rosa Parks died. Detroit
Law that required racial segregation. (3 words) JimCrowLaws
Enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment. Segregation
Refusal to comply with certain laws as a peaceful from of protest. (2 words) CivilDisobedience
American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement. (3 words) MartinLutherKing
Elimination of racial segregation. Desegregation
Percent of African Americans that had a high school diploma in 1933. Seven
Rosa Parks' father's occupation. Carpenter
Rosa Parks had an issue with her teacher at Miss White's Industrial School for Girls because she was __________. White
Literacy test of United States history and government used as a qualification for voting in federal elections. (2 words) Citizenshiptest
Rosa Parks' mother's occupation. Teacher
Key word on the moveable sign used to reserve sections for whites on buses during the era of segregation. Colored
State in which the Montgomery Bus Boycott took place. Alabama
Time in history where equal treatment for all, especially African Americans, was strived for. (3 words) CivilRightsMovement
Americans lost their hope and ___________. confidence
Franklin D. Roosevelt promised of a "_____________". New deal
October 1929 the nation was plunged into the "_____________________". great depression
Factories continued to ___________ goods at record rates. Produce
What touched off when people lost confidence in the stock market? chain reaction
Local governments and ___________ did what they could to help people. charities
Congress voted to provide money for the construction of ________. harbors
Franklin D. Roosevelt brought ________, compassion and new ideas. energy
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in __________. 1882
Franklin D. Roosevelt graduated from ______________ law school. columbia
In 1921 at the age of 39 Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with _____________. poliomyelitis
What was the name of the army with 20,000 homeless teens? vagabond army
Roosevelt recuperated at a spa in ______________. georgia
At the Democratic _______________ Convention Roosevelt was cheered as a returning hero. National
Roosevelt surrounded himself with experts in economics, agriculture, and law. These became know as the "____________". brain trust
5,000 banks had failed and most states declared "bank ___________". holidays
Roosevelt closed all banks for how many days? four
Closing all bank caused a "_____" on the banks. run
The Civilian _______________ Corps hired jobless young men and put them to work. conservation
A relief project started in Roosevelt 1st 100 days was the ? (abbreviation) pwa
The Glass - Steagall Banking act was set up in what month ? june
What program aimed to boost farm price? (abbreviation) aaa
What administration worked with business owners and labor unions? (abbreviation) nra
What was the name of the massive storm dust ? black blizzard
Mary Mcleod Bethune was the director of what administration ? (abbreviation) nya
Breaking down of racial separation Desegregation
Congress of Racial Equality CORE
A black woman who refused to move to the back of the bus Rosa Parks
President Eisenhower sends troops to this high school Little Rock
Rosa didn't move to the back of the bus in Montgomery Alabama
Four black college students began _____ at lunch Sit ins
"I have a dream..." Martin Luther King Jr
The speech delivered to hundreds at the March on Washington
Black men and women walked fifty-four miles which created the Bloody Sunday
African American Civil Rights SCLC
Who was the first African American to graduate from Little Rock High School? Ernst Green
In the University of Mississippi _____, the first black man to attend James Meredith
Emmett Till was from Chicago
Who was killed after trying to protect his mother and grandfather? Jimmie Lee Jackson
Who was chosen to lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott MLKJR
/Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman's deaths brought National Attention
Former NAACP worker Thurgood Marshall
Crime committed because of a persons race, religion, or sex Hate Crime
Little Rock nine got put into school because of this movement NAACP
Activists who rode on a bus that were segregated Freedom Riders
A committee that included many different Civil rights movements founded by the SCLC SNCC
Girl who was expelled before her first class at U of A Autherine Lucy
Killing someone without giving them a legal trial Lynching
Providing equal pay to everyone no matter their race or gender Pay Equity
Separating certain races from every other race Segregation
A racist group KKK
Thinking or believing that one race is better than the rest Racism
Law separating blacks from whites Jim Crow
The act or practice rather than the category of an individual Discrimination
Supreme Court saying that schools cannot segregate Brown v Board
Who was the first African-American to receive a Nobel Piece Prize for his mediation in Israel? RalphJBunche
Who was the first African-American to be a justice of the Supreme Court? ThurgoodMarshall
Who was the first African-American performer to host a variety TV series? NatKingCole
Who was the first published African-American female poet? PhillisWheatley
Who was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era? JackieRobinson
Who was the first African-American In space? GuionBluford
Who was the first African-American female to be a millionaire and specialized in hair products for black women? MadameCJWalker
Who was the first African-American Senator in the U.S. Congress? HiramRevels
Who was an African-American leader during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and founded Tuskegee University? BookerTWashington
Who was a civil rights activist who became the first African-American to attend the University of Mississippi? JamesMeredith
Mary Bethune
Percy Julian
Ludwick Marishane
Elijah Mccoy
Jan Matzeliger
George Alcon
Arthur Zang
Frederick Jones
Gerald Lawson
Granville Woods
Patricia Bath
Otis Boykin
Marc Hannah
Lonnie Johnson
Lewis Latimer
James West
Henry Brown
George Carruthers
Garrett Morgan
Charles Richard Drew
Alexander Miles